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Pay-to-Stay Jails Unsuccessful in Ohio
by David M. Reutter
Part of the legacy of the punitive criminal justice philosophy of the 1990s is pay-to-stay incarceration, which involves jails charging prisoners booking fees and per-diem fees. [See: PLN, July 2010, p.10].
The rhetoric behind pay-to-stay programs is that it is wrong for criminals to be “rewarded” ...
Part of the legacy of the punitive criminal justice philosophy of the 1990s is pay-to-stay incarceration, which involves jails charging prisoners booking fees and per-diem fees. [See: PLN, July 2010, p.10].
The rhetoric behind pay-to-stay programs is that it is wrong for criminals to be “rewarded” ...
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